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only) for the purposes of generating the 

minutes of the meeting. 

Revised Schedule and Agenda for the 

Executive and Budget Standing 

Committee Meeting 

Monday, December 11, 2023, 12 p.m. to 

2:30 p.m., HST 

1. Introductions and Approval of 

Agenda 

2. Financial Reports 

3. Administrative Reports 

4. Inflation Reduction Act 

5. Council Family Changes 

6. Meetings and Workshops 

7. Council Coordination Committee 

Meeting Outcomes 

8. Election of Officers 

9. Other Business 

10. Public Comment 

11. Discussion and Recommendations 

Revised Schedule and Agenda for the 

197th Council Meeting 

Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 10 a.m. to 

11 a.m., HST 

Closed Session on Litigation Related 

Matters (pursuant to MSA § 302(i)(3)) 

Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 11 a.m. to 

5 p.m., HST 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Oath of Office—New Council Member 

3. Approval of the 197th CM Agenda 

4. Approval of the 196th CM Meeting 

Minutes 

5. Executive Director’s Report 

6. Federal Agency Reports 

A. National Marine Fisheries Service 

B. NOAA Office of General Counsel 

Pacific Islands Section 

C. Ethics Training 

D. Enforcement Reports 

E. U.S. State Department 

F. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

G. Public Comment 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

7. Island Agency Reports 

A. American Samoa Department of 

Marine and Wildlife Resources 

B. CNMI Department of Lands and 

Natural Resources 

C. Guam Department of Agriculture 

D. Hawaii Department of Land and 

Natural Resources 

E. Public Comment 

F. Council Discussion and Action 

8. Action Items 

A. Fishing Regulations for the 

Proposed Pacific Remote Island 

National Marine Sanctuary (Final 

Action) 

B. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

B.1 FIAC 

B.2 AP 

B.3 SSC 

C. Public Comment 

D. Council Discussion and Action 

Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 4:30 p.m. 

to 5 p.m., HST 

Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items 

Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 11 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., HST 

9. Action Items Continued 

A. Discontinuing the Rebuilding Plan 

and Annual Catch Limit 

Specifications for the American 

Samoa Bottomfish Fishery for 

2024–2026 (Final Action) 

B. Hawaii FEP Uku Essential Fish 

Habitat Revision Amendment (Final 

Action) 

C. Guam Bottomfish Stock 

Assessment WPSAR Terms of 

Reference 

D. Multi-year U.S. Territorial Bigeye 

Tuna Catch Limit and Allocation 

Specification (Final Action) 

E. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

E.1 FIAC 

E.2 AP 

E.3 SSC 

F. Public Comment 

G. Council Discussion and Action 

10. Program Items 

A. Council IRA Application Priorities 

and Development 

B. Pelagic and International Fisheries 

B.1 Council WCPO Longline 

Management Workshops 

B.2 Outcomes of 20th Regular Session 

of the WCPFC 

C. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

C.1 FIAC 

C.2 AP 

C.3 SSC 

D. Public Comment 

E. Council Discussion and Action 

11. Administrative Matters 

A. Financial Reports 

B. Administrative Reports 

C. Council Family Changes 

D. Meetings and Workshops 

E. Report on the CCC Meeting 

Outcomes 

F. Executive and Budget Standing 

Committee Report 

G. Public Comment 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

12. Other Business 

13. Election of Officers 

Non-emergency issues not contained 

in this agenda may come before the 

Council for discussion and formal 

Council action during its 197th meeting. 

However, Council action on regulatory 

issues will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this document and 

any regulatory issue arising after 

publication of this document that 

requires emergency action under section 

305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the Council’s intent to take action to 

address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522–8220 

(voice) or (808) 522–8226 (fax), at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: November 28, 2023. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26484 Filed 11–30–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Commerce Spectrum Management 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

public meeting of the Commerce 

Spectrum Management Advisory 

Committee (Committee). The Committee 

provides advice to the Assistant 

Secretary of Commerce for 

Communications and Information and 

the National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration (NTIA) on 

spectrum management policy matters. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

December 19, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. to 

5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the NCTA—The internet and Television 

Association, 25 Massachusetts Avenue 

NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20001. 

Public comments may be emailed to 

arichardson@ntia.gov or mailed to 

Commerce Spectrum Management 

Advisory Committee, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, 1401 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Room 4600, Washington, 

DC 20230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Antonio Richardson, Designated Federal 

Officer, at (202) 482–4156 or 

arichardson@ntia.gov; and/or visit 

NTIA’s website at https://www.ntia.gov/ 

category/csmac. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Committee provides 

advice to the Assistant Secretary of 


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Commerce for Communications and 

Information on needed reforms to 

domestic spectrum policies and 

management in order to: license radio 

frequencies in a way that maximizes 

public benefits; keep wireless networks 

as open to innovation as possible; and 

make wireless services available to all 

Americans. See Charter at https://

www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/ 

publications/csmac-charter-2021.pdf. 

This Committee is subject to the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and is 

consistent with the National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration Act, 47 U.S.C. 904(b). 

The Committee functions solely as an 

advisory body in compliance with the 

FACA. For more information about the 

Committee visit: http://www.ntia.gov/ 

category/csmac. 

Matters To Be Considered: The 

planned meeting for Tuesday, December 

19, 2023, will be the last meeting of this 

term and will include the final reports 

and recommendations from the Citizens 

Broadband Radio Service (CBRS), 6G 

wireless systems, and Electromagnetic 

Compatibility Improvements (ECI) 

subcommittees. NTIA will post a 

detailed agenda on its website, http://

www.ntia.gov/category/csmac, prior to 

the meeting. To the extent that the 

meeting time and agenda permit, any 

member of the public may address the 

Committee regarding the agenda items. 

See Open Meeting and Public 

Participation Policy, available at http:// 

www.ntia.gov/category/csmac. 

Time and Date: The meeting will be 

held on December 19, 2023, from 2:00 

p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard 

Time (EST). The meeting time and the 

agenda topics are subject to change. 

Please refer to NTIA’s website, http://

www.ntia.gov/category/csmac, for the 

most up-to-date meeting agenda and 

access information. 

Place: The meeting will be held at the 

NCTA—The internet and Television 

Association, 25 Massachusetts Avenue 

NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20001. 

Individuals requiring accommodations 

are asked to notify Mr. Richardson at 

(202) 482–4156 or arichardson@ntia.gov 

at least ten (10) business days before the 

meeting. 

Status: Interested parties are invited 

to join the teleconference and to submit 

written comments to the Committee at 

any time before or after the meeting. 

Parties wishing to submit written 

comments for consideration by the 

Committee in advance of the meeting 

are strongly encouraged to submit their 

comments in PDF and/or Microsoft 

Word format via electronic mail to 

arichardson@ntia.gov. Comments may 

also be sent via postal mail to 

Commerce Spectrum Management 

Advisory Committee, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, 1401 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Room 4600, Washington, 

DC 20230. It would be helpful if paper 

submissions also include a compact disc 

(CD) that contains the comments in one 

or both of the file formats specified 

above. CDs should be labeled with the 

name and organizational affiliation of 

the filer. Comments must be received 

five (5) business days before the 

scheduled meeting date in order to 

provide sufficient time for review. 

Comments received after this date will 

be distributed to the Committee but may 

not be reviewed prior to the meeting. 

Additionally, please note that there may 

be a delay in the distribution of 

comments submitted via postal mail to 

Committee members. 

Records: NTIA maintains records of 

all Committee proceedings. Committee 

records are available for public 

inspection at NTIA’s Washington, DC 

office at the address above. Documents 

including the Committee’s charter, 

member list, agendas, minutes, and 

reports are available on NTIA’s website 

at http://www.ntia.gov/category/csmac. 

Stephanie Weiner, 

Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26425 Filed 11–30–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

[Docket No.: PTO–P–2023–0041] 

Semiconductor Technology Pilot 

Program 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) is 

implementing the Semiconductor 

Technology Pilot Program, which is 

designed to accelerate improvements in 

the semiconductor industry by 

expediting examination of patent 

applications for certain semiconductor 

manufacturing innovations. The pilot 

program is intended to encourage 

research, development, and innovation 

in the semiconductor manufacturing 

space and provide equitable intellectual 

property protection to incentivize 

investments in the semiconductor 

manufacturing area. Expediting 

examination of patent applications 

directed to semiconductor 

manufacturing under this pilot program 

encourages innovations that increase 

semiconductor device production, 

reduce semiconductor manufacturing 

costs, and strengthen the semiconductor 

supply chain. Applications accepted 

into the pilot program will be advanced 

out of turn (accorded special status) for 

examination until a first Office action is 

issued. This notice outlines the 

conditions, requirements, and 

guidelines of the pilot program. 

DATES: Pilot Duration: The 

Semiconductor Technology Pilot 

Program will accept petitions to make 

special beginning December 1, 2023 

until either December 2, 2024 or the 

date the USPTO accepts a total of 1,000 

grantable petitions, whichever occurs 

first. The USPTO may, at its sole 

discretion, terminate the pilot program 

depending on factors such as workload 

and resources needed to administer the 

program, feedback from the public, and 

the effectiveness of the program. If the 

pilot program is terminated, the USPTO 

will notify the public. The USPTO will 

indicate on its website at 

www.uspto.gov/ 

SemiconductorTechnology the total 

number of petitions filed and the 

number of applications accepted into 

the pilot program. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions regarding this pilot 

program, please contact Steven J. Fulk, 

Legal Advisor, at 571–270–0072 or 

Steven.Fulk@uspto.gov; Nalini 

Mummalaneni, Senior Legal Advisor, at 

571–270–1647 or 

Nalini.Mummalaneni@uspto.gov; or 

Susy Tsang-Foster, Senior Legal 

Advisor, at 571–272–7711 or 

Susy.Tsang-Foster@uspto.gov, all from 

the Office of Patent Legal 

Administration, Office of the Deputy 

Commissioner for Patent Examination 

Policy. For questions relating to a 

particular petition, please contact 

Bumsuk Won, Management Quality 

Assurance Specialist, at 571–272–2713 

or Bumsuk.Won@uspto.gov; or William 

Kraig, Supervisory Patent Examiner, at 

571–272–8660 or William.Kraig@

uspto.gov, both of Technology Center 

2800. For questions on electronic filing, 

please contact the Patent Electronic 

Business Center (EBC) at 866–217–9197 

(during its operating hours of 6 a.m. to 

midnight ET, Monday–Friday) or ebc@

uspto.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: New 

patent applications are normally taken 

up for examination in the order of their 

U.S. filing date or national stage entry 

date. See sections 708 and 1893.03(b) of 


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